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| Cuisinart MP-14N Limited-Edition 14-Cup Food Processor |
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Cuisinart MP-14N Limited-Edition 14-Cup Food Processor
Manufacturer: Cuisinart
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| Product Details |
ISBN/ASIN: B0000A1ZN5
Sales Rank: 1090
Average Rating: 
Media: Kitchen
Product Group: Kitchen
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| Product Description |
| The Cuisinart MP-14N Limited Edition Metal Food Processors the ultimate food preparation tool and it comes from the originator of the American food processor, Cuisinart. The food processor has all the elements of quality that Cuisinart is known for, including a powerful motor, a large work bowl and a long warranty. It also introduces some new features. The Cuisinart supreme wide mouth feed tube which is perfect for slicing whole fruits and vegetables. The Cuisinart dough control button that works with the PowerPrep metal dough blade that lets you make perfect dough in seconds. These features, along with the capacity to use all your existing Cuisinart specialty blades and discs, makes the limited metal food processor the perfect choice in food processors. |
| Customer Reviews: Average Rating: 4.5/5 | | I'd rate it a "Buy" with reservations: Rating: 4/5 |
After 23 years, my old Cuisinart finally chopped its last onion. I replaced it with the 14N Limited Edition and really like the power but have the following issues: 1) The polished stainless body looks great but is difficult to clean around the buttons as they are rubber surface mounted versus flush like the white plastic models. 2) I HATE the feed tube. Yes it's big, but you have to have the pusher in place in order for the machine to engage which means large items need to be cut down prior to processing. In my old machine, I could place long items in the feed tube and push them down by hand until they reached the top of the feed tube and then use the pusher to complete the process. I'm sure it's a liability issue, but it's a pain.
If I had to do it over again, I'd get the machine in white plastic with the more easily cleanable surface. |
| | The food processor SHOW DOWN: A comparison of 14 cup stainless Cuisinart food processors: Rating: 5/5 |
When I buy a new kitchen or household item with lots of competitors I do loads of comparison/contrasting and research first if it's over a hundred bucks...Knowing it was time for a new food processor, I began comparing models. However, I found it a tad difficult to do with all the different blades, codes, etc.
Therefore, once I had completed my own shopping and comparisons, I thought it might be helpful for anyone else in the same situation if I posted my own comparisons here.
I'll start by saying I decided to order the Cuisinart Limited Edition Metal 14 cup food processor on Amazon. I found it to be the best value for my own needs and it was cheaper here than anywhere else I looked as of the time of my review. I chose Cuisinart because it's known to be the best but what made me decide on the limited edition may not be what you would want...this way you can compare and decide.
I chose a 14 cup because I love soups and big batches of dough.
I only looked at stainless because I only have 2 electronics on my countertops....this will be one. And it best match the appliances.
So...that said...here we go: (these are all by Cuisinart)
I compared The Custom 14 food processor DFP 14BCN.
I will call this "C from now on.
I compared it to the Limited Edition 14 cup MP-14N
I will call this "LE" from now on
I compared also the Elite Collection 14 cup FP 14DC
(I will call this "E" from now on)
and I compared the PowerPrep Plus 14 cup DLC-2014CHB
(I will call this "PP" from now on)
WARRANTY: I admit I equate this with how well it's built and how long Cuisinart expects it to last:
C: 5 year motor, 3 year entire unit
LE: 20 year motor warranty, 3 year entire unit
E:20 year motor warranty, 3 year LIMITED warranty
PP:10 year motor warranty, 3 year entire unit
CONTROLS:
C: Two controls: On/off and pulse. No dough mode button
LE: 4 controls: On, Off, Pulse, Dough
E: 4 controls: On, Off, Pulse, Dough
PP: 4 controls: On, Off, Pulse, Dough
MOTOR: (heavy doughs especially need the better motor if you use these)
C: regular motor, 720 watt
LE: most powerful: over ¾ horsepower commercial induction motor
E: regular 1000 watt motor
PP: induction motor 768 watt motor
HOUSING:
C: Brushed stainless overlay
LE: Heavy duty die-cast metal
E: Brushed stainless overlay
PP: Brushed stainless overlay
DOUGH BLADE:
C: plastic
LE: all metal
E: plastic
PP: all metal
SHREDDING BLADE:
C: stainless medium
LE: stainless medium
E: stainless reversible shredding disc (fine/medium)
PP: stainless medium
SLICING BLADE:
C: 4mm
LE: 4mm
E: adjustable 1-6mm
PP: 4mm
CHOPPING/MIXING:
C: large blade
LE: large
E:Large and small blades for various sized bowls it comes with
PP: large
How To DVD:
C:none
LE:included
E:included
PP: video included
All have extra large feeding tubes which replaced the small ones of food processors of yesteryear so you don't have to prechop veggies to get them in the feeding tubes. All come with spatulas to scrape them down. All have parts that are dishwasher safe.
Other:
C: none
LE: also comes with attachable beater blades so you don't have to keep your mixer on the countertop or drag out two appliances for some mixing chores. Bowl is made so no food gets caught in grooves or corners. Cord can be wrapped underneath machine.
E: also comes with attachable 11 cup and 4.5 cup bowls with pour spouts and measurement markings for small chores. These nest inside the 14 cup bowl. Some have complained that the narrow base and wide top, which makes the nestling bowls fit in, don't allow as smooth of mixing and also that food gets caught in a rim making this bowl harder to clean after mixing things that get trapped like shredded cheese and fine nuts. This is the only one that comes with an accessory storage case with a lock...nice to keep blades away from kids. You can also wrap cord under unit on this one.
PP:none
Conclusion:
What I wanted in my food processor may be different from you so I'll note a few things. For me, the Limited Edition was what I purchased because it was far higher priced everywhere else on the internet including the Cuisinart site itself so I thought it good value and its price on Amazon, it's warranty was the best and it had the most powerful motor of all of them so, since I use it often, this was a plus. Also because of its powerful motor it is best for doughs as was the solid metal dough blade. I have a huge kitchenaid mixer that I don't keep on the counter so having the beater blade attachment was great for quick mixing when I don't wish to drag it out of the pantry. Because most of my slicing is the 4mm and I never do any fine shredding, the adjustable blades weren't needed for me (and I can buy them later if I want them...all parts are interchangeable on the 14 cup Cuisinart food processors.) BUT if you are someone who wants a variety of bowl sizes and blades, then I'd say the Elite would be the best choice. It's also nice that that one comes with an accessory storage case. However, I find having to unstack the small bowls housed inside the large one and get food out that gets trapped in the seams were an annoyance I wished to avoid. I found the custom to be too simple with a lesser motor and poor warranty and no mode specifically for dough. And the powerprep is fine but more basic as well with a lesser warranty and motor for almost the same price as the uber food processor...(the limited edition). Might be ok for those who rarely use the machine who know they won't wear out the motor. Also, Cuisinart is really going "old school" on this model to include a VHS tape with it...rather than the DVD included in the newer models. Still it's got an induction motor which is still better than the Custom and the Elite...(but the Elite has more wattage to it's motor inspite of the fact it's not an induction motor.) Final thought is for the price, the parts, the mega motor, the commercial grade and the warranty of the Limited Edition along with its ease of cleaning and stremlined look... it just pulled out ahead of the game for me.
I'm very happy with my purchase...my old food processor was working fine but had the small chute and didn't offer near what this new one does and it looks impressive on the counter even though I'm very picky about anything out on the counter in my kitchen as my kitchen is open to the living room so I have to keep it neat. The metal is attractive, the motor is SO quiet for what it is, and the chopping power is tremendous...I did a couple batches of dough already too and it makes some FINE pizza in no time because of it!
Negatives: Some complain about the new food processors having safety mechanisms that won't allow the machine to start unless everything is aligned perfectly. For me this is not a negative because the newer machines with the commercial induction motors being loose would easily chop off your head. And that's a kitchen mess none of us want. They aren't your mama's old school food processors that whir at a low speed...these things do all but chop logs and they'd probably do that too. I want nothing loose when this baby starts!
p.s. If you buy shredded cheese, try shredding your own in the food processor instead...not only will you save lots of cash to help pay for the food processor, :-) but shredded cheese is coated so it won't stick together. If you shred your own it actually tastes soooo much better and fresher, and it melts better. Same with meat...except of course for the melting part! |
| | the relentless power alone deserves a sixth star: Rating: 5/5 |
i've only had this unit for two weeks and i can tell you it is built like a tank. after much deliberation -- which involved about a week's worth of back and forth between online investigation via countless websites (including amazon) and physical investigation at the brick & mortar stores of sears, kroger, wal-mart, and bed bath & beyond, i began to grow very attracted to this unit, but i didn't expect to find it anywhere...
then i ventured into an electronics store i used to work for (electronic express) that i knew sold cuisinart products. boom. they had one of them. on the top shelf. so i bought it.
i'm a guy. although i love to garden and garden, i still feel strange paying over $200 for a glorified blender, especially with all the negative reviews on amazon regarding cuisinart processors. i want to address first one of the concerns that bothered me the most:
SAFETY (and the price we pay):
i've read reviews where people have complained about safety features and units not operating unless 37 different plastic pieces are aligned and it's tuesday at 4pm and the inner planets are in a triangular formation, blah blah blah -- these people must either have defective units or are attempting to cram whole pigs into their units. it's only so big...
i love to be given enough rope to hang myself with, if you get my drift. if a piece of equipment has the power to chop my arms and my legs off at the same time, i want it to be capable of such. if you have any reason to push anything through the MP-14N that is not available in semi-squishy 8" x 6" chunks, then you probably should buy a chipper shredder or 2' food slicer instead.
the MP-14N has three safety features (and for good reason -- the motor spins with such power and torque that i'm pretty damn sure it'll take your arm off if you let it). the base unit will not operate unless the bowl is attached and locked (durh; like any blender - although amazingly easier to lock into place than your run-of-the-mill blender), the top is locked into place (another task that's easier than attaching a tuperware top) and the large food pusher is attached to the top of the bowl's large chimney. the last safety feature is probably the most limiting, but (like i said), if you're processing food chunks that are bigger than 8" x 6", you must need something else...maybe a chainsaw. even with the large chimney, there's a smaller 2" chimney that has no safety feature whatsoever. the large chimney safety is easy to defeat if you really want to make a mess.
you probably don't, though. and if you don't believe it, drop me a line. i'll hook up a webcam and SHOW you this unit in operation. which brings me to my second concern:
POWER (it's not a blender):
according to my bathroom scale, the stainless steel base weighs 16.2 pounds. find something that's 16.2 pounds. you know why it's that heavy? the torque of the motor would send it flying off the counter if it weren't. even with everything attached, the base rotates about a quarter of an inch when you start and stop it. and it's QUIETER than my blender. that's quality.
speaking of motor power -- this thing will chop your arm into neatly sliced pieces if you let it. i grow tomatoes and peppers (i'm a chilehead) and make my own salsa and italian sauce. this thing eats through tomatoes like nobody's business. i've always skinned and deseeded my tomatoes in the past. this process has gotten to be too much for my patience, so i left the skins on them while only partially deseeding them... the cuisinart devours the seeds and leaves only small traces of the skins. it's saved me a ton of time. i'm happy.
this past weekend i smoked two 10 pound pork shoulders for the college football kickoff. i thought the cuisinart would die trying to cut through a pork shoulder that's been charred on the outside by 12 hours of smoking. no such thing. the MP-14N mowed through the huge chunks of pork like they were weak sticks of butter. in less than 5 seconds, it had processed everything i had pushed into the chimney with no hesitation.
i am extremely happy with this unit. for the price, however, i think it should have come with a few more blade attachments. although it did come with a gratuitous egg beater (which i haven't used), the disparity in function between the slicer and grater discs leave something to be desired in between. |
| | Great deal!: Rating: 5/5 |
| I am very happy with my purchase. Product was just as described. I received it in about a week, it was worth the wait. Thanks. |
| | Cuisinart is the Rolls Royce of food processors!: Rating: 5/5 |
I wore out my old DLC 11 after abusing it for 9 years, so I decided to give this one a try as it's larger and has a larger motor.
I'm so glad that I bought this machine! It's plenty strong enough to knead dough, even 100% whole wheat bread dough without choking. It chops, purees, shreds and slices without a hitch. It's one of the strongest but at the same time quietest food processors. The extra 3 cup capacity is great as I tend to entertain a lot. It cleans up very easily in the dishwasher.
It also coordinates beautifully with the rest of my stainless kitchen.
Bravo Cuisinart! This is my third Cuisinart food processor in 23 years, and I will get another one when I wear this one out. |
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